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TCU Explodes To Even Series With Grand Canyon
2/23/2019 8:02:00 PM | Baseball
Frogs hit five home runs in the win
FORT WORTH – After falling behind early in the game, No. 16 TCU exploded with 17 runs in the middle innings to even the series with Grand Canyon, posting a 17-9 victory on Saturday. Zach Humphreys led the home run parade with two, including a grand slam, in the contest.
The Rundown
Grand Canyon raced out to a 5-0 lead after the top of the third, but the Horned Frogs responded in a big way with six two out runs in the bottom of the third.
A walk to Porter Brown started a string of six Frogs reaching base. Following a Josh Watson base hit, Austin Henry singled home the first TCU run of the game. A two-run double from Jake Guenther closed the gap to two, 5-3. With two on, Johnny Rizer lined the go-ahead, three-run home run over the center field fence to put the Frogs on top, 6-5.
Conner Shepherd opened the fourth with a home run. After an error allowed another run to score, Guenther double home two more runs for a 10-5 lead.
In the sixth, solo home runs from Austin Henry and Zach Humphreys pushed the advantage to 12-5. Rizer tripled and came around to score on an Andrew Keefer sacrifice fly.
Humphreys' second home run of the game was a grand slam with two outs in the seventh.
Jake Eissler (2-0) came on in relief of Jared Janczak with one out in the third. A home run with two outs was the only hit/base runner he allowed. Eissler fanned seven in the process of retiring 16 straight batters.
Grand Canyon scored four runs in the ninth to account for the final score.
Stat of the Game
16 – Jake Eissler retired 16 batters in a row from the end of the third through the eighth inning. He allowed just one base runner in the game as he sat down 17 of the 18 batters he faced.
Notes:
• TCU scored a season-high 17 runs. It was the most runs scored since the Horned Frogs tallied 18 against UTRGV on March 29, 2017.
• The five home runs hit by TCU today were the most in a game since hitting nine against New Mexico on May 9, 2010.
• TCU tallied double-digit runs for the third time this season.
• TCU collected double-digit hits for the third time this season. The 16 hits were a season-high.
• TCU played errorless baseball for the fourth time this season.
• TCU homered for the third game in a row.
• TCU scored multiple runs in an inning four time in the game.
• TCU scored 10 runs with two outs.
• Johnny Rizer has reached base safely in 18 straight games dating back to last season.
• Rizer extended his hitting streak to 11 games dating back to last year.
• Rizer picked up his third multi-hit game of the season and the 12thof his career.
• Rizer also tallied his first multi-RBI game of the year and the fourth of his career.
• Austin Henry, Jake Guenther and Josh Watson have reached base safely in all six games.
• Henry collected his third multi-hit game and his fourth multi-RBI game of the season.
• Guenther tallied his second multi-hit game and his second multi-RBI game this season.
• Zach Humphreys hit two home runs in the game. He is the first Horned Frog since Luken Baker A.J. Balta hit two against Baylor on May 27, 2018 to hit a pair of home runs in a contest.
• Humphreys posted his first multi-hit game of the season and the 16thof his career.
• Humphreys' career-high 5 RBIs was his first multi-RBI game of the year and 14thof his career.
• Humphreys' last home run came at Oklahoma on May 14, 2017. He now has four career home runs.
• Wolfe tallied his second multi-hit game of the season.
• Conner Shepherd picked up his first multi-hit game of the year and the 10thof his career.
• Shepherd's home run was the eighth of his career.
Next Up:
TCU improves to 4-2 on the season. The Horned Frogs will go for the series win Sunday afternoon at 1. Brandon Williamson will get the start for TCU.
The Rundown
Grand Canyon raced out to a 5-0 lead after the top of the third, but the Horned Frogs responded in a big way with six two out runs in the bottom of the third.
A walk to Porter Brown started a string of six Frogs reaching base. Following a Josh Watson base hit, Austin Henry singled home the first TCU run of the game. A two-run double from Jake Guenther closed the gap to two, 5-3. With two on, Johnny Rizer lined the go-ahead, three-run home run over the center field fence to put the Frogs on top, 6-5.
Conner Shepherd opened the fourth with a home run. After an error allowed another run to score, Guenther double home two more runs for a 10-5 lead.
In the sixth, solo home runs from Austin Henry and Zach Humphreys pushed the advantage to 12-5. Rizer tripled and came around to score on an Andrew Keefer sacrifice fly.
Humphreys' second home run of the game was a grand slam with two outs in the seventh.
Jake Eissler (2-0) came on in relief of Jared Janczak with one out in the third. A home run with two outs was the only hit/base runner he allowed. Eissler fanned seven in the process of retiring 16 straight batters.
Grand Canyon scored four runs in the ninth to account for the final score.
Stat of the Game
16 – Jake Eissler retired 16 batters in a row from the end of the third through the eighth inning. He allowed just one base runner in the game as he sat down 17 of the 18 batters he faced.
Notes:
• TCU scored a season-high 17 runs. It was the most runs scored since the Horned Frogs tallied 18 against UTRGV on March 29, 2017.
• The five home runs hit by TCU today were the most in a game since hitting nine against New Mexico on May 9, 2010.
• TCU tallied double-digit runs for the third time this season.
• TCU collected double-digit hits for the third time this season. The 16 hits were a season-high.
• TCU played errorless baseball for the fourth time this season.
• TCU homered for the third game in a row.
• TCU scored multiple runs in an inning four time in the game.
• TCU scored 10 runs with two outs.
• Johnny Rizer has reached base safely in 18 straight games dating back to last season.
• Rizer extended his hitting streak to 11 games dating back to last year.
• Rizer picked up his third multi-hit game of the season and the 12thof his career.
• Rizer also tallied his first multi-RBI game of the year and the fourth of his career.
• Austin Henry, Jake Guenther and Josh Watson have reached base safely in all six games.
• Henry collected his third multi-hit game and his fourth multi-RBI game of the season.
• Guenther tallied his second multi-hit game and his second multi-RBI game this season.
• Zach Humphreys hit two home runs in the game. He is the first Horned Frog since Luken Baker A.J. Balta hit two against Baylor on May 27, 2018 to hit a pair of home runs in a contest.
• Humphreys posted his first multi-hit game of the season and the 16thof his career.
• Humphreys' career-high 5 RBIs was his first multi-RBI game of the year and 14thof his career.
• Humphreys' last home run came at Oklahoma on May 14, 2017. He now has four career home runs.
• Wolfe tallied his second multi-hit game of the season.
• Conner Shepherd picked up his first multi-hit game of the year and the 10thof his career.
• Shepherd's home run was the eighth of his career.
Next Up:
TCU improves to 4-2 on the season. The Horned Frogs will go for the series win Sunday afternoon at 1. Brandon Williamson will get the start for TCU.
Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Eissler, Jake (2-0)
L: Ohl, Pierson (1-1)
Batting:
2B: Cotton, Quin 1 ; Bull, Austin 1 ; Quiggle, Kona 1
HR: Winchester, Pikai 1 ; Avitia, David 1
RBI: Winchester, Pikai 3 ; Bull, Austin 1 ; Burton, Brock 1 ; Quiggle, Kona 1 ; Avitia, David 3
Base Running:
RUNS: Cotton, Quin 1 ; Winchester, Pikai 1 ; Bull, Austin 2 ; Bess, Cuba 1 ; Quiggle, Kona 1 ; Weaver, Jonny 1 ; Avitia, David 1 ; Stankiewicz, Dane 1
SB: Avitia, David 1
HBP: Cotton, Quin 1
Batting:
2B: Guenther, Jake 2
3B: Rizer, Johnny 1
HR: Henry, Austin 1 ; Humphreys, Zach 2 ; Rizer, Johnny 1 ; Shepherd, Conner 1
RBI: Henry, Austin 2 ; Guenther, Jake 4 ; Humphreys, Zach 5 ; Rizer, Johnny 3 ; Keefer, Andrew 1 ; Shepherd, Conner 1
SF: Keefer, Andrew 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Brown, Porter 3 ; Watson, Josh 1 ; Henry, Austin 4 ; Guenther, Jake 2 ; Humphreys, Zach 3 ; Rizer, Johnny 2 ; Shepherd, Conner 1 ; Wolfe, Hunter 1
SB: Guenther, Jake 1 ; Shepherd, Conner 1
CS: Wolfe, Hunter 1
HBP: Henry, Austin 1
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